Category: lifestyle

A New Different and Not Very Exciting Morning Greeting; Alexis Posing as a Lost Child; Excellent News Announcing Cessation of Neck Pain; Definition of Prophylactic Brings Laughter; Change of Heart versus Change of Mind; New Role for Artificial Intelligence, Advice to the Love Lorn: Peace Over Pity; Purpose over Pressure and Allah Over Everything  

At this moment I am living in Lyf – the result of which being:  no sunrise photos being sent to my faithful Whatsappers. This morning found me being, particularly, shall we say, creative. The caption…

This Time Landslide is the Unlikely Title which Led to Other Unlikelihoods; Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained; Four Best Proverbs of Out Times (Apparently): Cock and Bull, a Favorite Synonym; Blog Breakdowns Prove a Better Me than Me: Ending with a Powerful Verse From the Quran

Certain words to a song again resonated with me. (The meaning of resonate in this instance: evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions.)  The search for this song provided much more difficult then usual, but…

Monday, August 4, 2025 Morning Greeting Featured Photo From Lexis Suites one Year Ago, More Wisdom from Nurturing Emotional Intelligence: the Importance of Solitude; YouTube Reels Featuring Days at Lexis Suites; Hiding One’s Light; Shamir Discovers Vintage YouTube Reels; Hysterically Funny Blog Breakdown

Today is Monday, August 4, 2025.  How do I know that? My trusty, reliable computer told me so. It is now pouring Penang rain, with gusting winds. I do not mind as it is definitely…

Again the Best Day of My Life; Again for a Different Totally Unpredictable Reason; My New YouTube Channel is Up and Running; Go Look; Everybody Worships in Their Own Way and Surreal Just Being Here: Background Story Revealing Why I Was There; Shamir’s Strange Talent  Finds 2018 YouTube Reel; Photos of Message; Food and a Scarf

Today is apparently August 3, 2025.  My computer said so and has been proven totally reliable and trustworthy. Hahaha  I am sitting at the bar, the breakfast bar at Mojo Pojo. It was here I…

My Eventful Life; Yuck Defined; Picked up at 12:30; To Urban Republic We Did Go; Daniel Provided Great Instruction; An Apple 11 Pro Max was a Gift to Him; A Working Brunch at Mojo Pojo; An Exhausting Day; A Funny GIF Received; Next Morning Fajr Prayer, Followed by Inspiration Found in Nurturing Emotional Intelligence; Inspiring Quotation From Book; Photo of Good Morning Eggs Brings Reunion; Prior Blog Has Background Story

It seems I somehow MUST write about my day-to-day existence because SO many things happen every day and every day is different than the day before. I often reflect upon what my life would be…

 My Good Morning Message of the Day; Realizing Perhaps I am Not Alone; Reach the Realization of My Becoming Insular; Look to the World Finding Chaos and Horror and Hypocrisy; My Move to the UAE an Example of Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire’ ; Don’t Look Back Quotes; Photos of a Dreary Morning; Slippers and a Hopeful Message  ;  

July 30, 2025 This morning I woke up to rain and a powerful storm. My dismal WhatsApp photo had the following message. Sunrise this morning. But the power of the thunder and lightening is electrifying. …

July 23, 2025 A Day That May Change My Life; Pivotal Days Could Be an Organizing Principle for my Autobiography; Some Days Thought to be Important Fade Away; A Photo of a Prior Visit to the Medinah’s Prophet Mosque; A Last Minute Cancellation Leds to a Surprise Visit to the Floating Mosque Which Inshallah Will Lead to a ‘Dream Job”; A Truly Inspired Nesh Instagram Post. Photos of the July 23, 2023 Visit; a PreDawn Photo of the Mosque, a Dawn Photo ; and a Funny GIF. 

I look back at my long and well-lived life suddenly realizing that there are certain days that are pivotal, something happens on a particular  day which will change one’s life forever. This could be an…

Day Two With the Blessings of Having a Content Manager Who Spoke of Snow White; Whimsically Asked Artificial Intelligence to Describe the Core Attributes of Snow White; The Overly Lengthily Response Caused Feelings of Robbed Creativity; My Conversations with Real People Reveal Attributes Ascribed to Snow White: Song Natural Woman Found to be Unbelievably and Unbearably Romantic; Photos of Pool, A Funny GIF and Good Morning Greeting.

It was with no small measure of trepidation that I turned over the management of me (essentially) ver to a Nesh, my newly acquired Content Manager. Today is the second day – two blog breakdowns…